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Period 2:

UNIT 1: LOCAL ENVIRONMENT LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
handicraft

handicraft
conical hat
pottery
workshop

I. Vocabulary
*pottery (n) *set up (v) *workshop (n) *take over (v) *conical hat (n) *handicraft (n) *look around (n)
đồ gốm

thành lập

xưởng

tiếp quản

nón lá

đồ thủ công

nhìn quanh
1. Where are they?

2. What do you think the people in the picture are talking about?
Nick : There are so many pieces of pottery here, Phong. Do your grandparents make all of

them?

Phong : They can't because we have lots of products. They make some and other people

make the rest.

Nick : As far as I know, BatTrang is one of the most famous traditional craft villages of Ha

Noi, right?

Phong : Right. My grandmother says it's about 700 years old.

Mi : Wow! When did your grandparents set up this workshop?

Phong : My great-grandparents started it, not my grandparents. Then my grandparents took

over the business. All the artisans here are my aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Mi : I see. Your village is also a place of interest of Ha Noi, isn't it?

Phong : Yes. People come here to buy things for their house. Another attraction is they can

make pottery themselves in workshops.

Nick : That must be a memorable experience.

Phong : In Viet Nam there are lots of craft villages like Bat Trang. Have you ever been to

any others?

Mi : I've been to a conical hat making village in Hue!

Nick : Cool! This is my first one. Do you think that the various crafts remind people of a

specific region?

Mi : Sure. It's the reason tourists often choose handicrafts as souvenirs.

Phong : Let's go outside and look round the village.

a. Can you find a word / phrase that means:
1. a thing which is skillfully made with your hands

2. start something (a business, an organisation, etc.)

3. take control of something(a business, an organisation, etc.)

4. people who do skilled work, making things with their hands

5. an interesting or enjoyable place to go or things to do

6. a particular place

7. make someone remember or think about something

8. walk around a place to see what is there
handicraft

set up

take over

artisans

attraction

specific region

remind

look round

II.
b. Answer the following questions.
1. Where are Nick, Mi, and Phong?
2. How old is the village?
3. Who started Phong's family workshop?
4. Why is the village a place of interest in Ha Noi?
5. Where is the craft village that Mi visited?
6. Why do tourists like to buy handicrafts as souvenirs?
-> It is about 700 years old.

->They're at Phong's grandparents' workshop in Bat Trang.

-> His great-grandparents did.

-> Because people can buy things for their house and

make pottery themselves there

-> It's in Hue.

-> Because the handicrafts remind them of a specific region.

Activity 3. Complete the sentences with the words/ phrases from 2 to show where in Viet Nam the handicrafts are made. You do not have to use them all.
Activity 3. Complete the sentences with the words/ phrases from 2 to show where in Viet Nam the handicrafts are made. You do not have to use them all.
1. The birthplace of the famous _bai tho ___________ is Tay Ho village in Hue.
2. If you go to Hoi An on the 15th of each lunar month, you can enjoy the lights of many beautiful ________
3. Van Phuc village in Ha Noi produces different types of ________ products such as cloth, scarves, ties, and dresses.
4. On the Tet holiday, many Hanoians go to Dong Ho village to buy folk ________.
5. ________ products of Bau Truc, such as pots and vases, have the natural colours typical of Champa culture in Ninh Thuan.
6. Going to Non Nuoc marble village in Da Nang, we're impressed by a wide variety of _________________ from Buddha statues to bracelets.
conical hat

lanterns

silk

paintings

Pottery

marble sculptures

Activity 2. Write the name of each traditional handicraft in the box under the picture.
Activity 2. Write the name of each traditional handicraft in the box under the picture.
paintings

drums

marble sculptures

pottery

silk

conical hats

lanterns

lacquerware

E

A

B

F

G

C

D

H